Pawnee National Grassland

Hot boring and too far

Drove for hours to get there and when we finally did it was not only incredibly windy but also incredibly hot. Unbearable even. You get psyched to get there then are underwhelmed by it. It really isn'...

Fine in December too

It’s a nice hike to the Pawnee Buttes on a mild December day. Take your time and it’s and easy two hours. Unlike summer, there were no snakes or bugs, nor cattle hogging the shade strucure. The cow pi...

Prairie Dogs

The grasslands are accessible from several locations and I found them fascinating. I loved the prairie dogs who really made it very clear they did not want us standing there. We also saw a large her...

Beautiful

A fabulous DIFFERENT option from the Rocky Mountains and Front Range hiking and running. Worth the trip for a change in experience.

Great route to Nebraska

We usually visit the western section, but this time we took the eastern area, driving hwy 71 from Stoneham to the Nebraska border. Saw several pronghorn. There doesn’t seem to be much oil production ...